Metabolomics Facility

The metabolome is the small molecule metabolite complement of any cell type or biofluid. Metabolomics aims to simultaneously measure the thousands of primary and secondary metabolites that represent the dynamic status of a living system. Environmental perturbations or genetic changes are reflected in changes in metabolite levels, and metabolomics enhances almost any biological study in addition to being a key tool underpinning systems biology and systems medicine. The Scottish Metabolomics Facility (ScotMet) is funded by the Scottish Universities Life Sciences Alliance (SULSA) . ScotMet combines mass spectrometry, separations technology and bioinformatics in collaboration with the University of Strathclyde. ScotMet is staffed by experts in metabolomics working closely with leaders in the fields of genomics, proteomics and bioinformatics who can provide training, sample analysis and collaboration on experimental design and data handling.

  Metabolomics:   Karl Burgess